to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to choke; to have trouble breathing
(very) patient; persevering
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
preliminary investigation; preparation
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
name; given name; first name
young imperial prince; child of the imperial family; shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine; newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
degree of familiarity; popularity
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
person in the business (entertainment, music, film, etc.)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to be worried; to be troubled
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
index finger; forefinger; second toe
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
Sumida River Firework Festival (Tokyo)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
thorough; exhaustive; complete
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to